I have 55 year old knees they give me pain...however am in love with zumba. I wonder how to measure for these, thigh or knee cap? I do Zumba 5 days.
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It created too much pressure on my knee cap. get one with an opening over the knee cap. I am a zumba enthusiast also! With a bad knee, I always wear leather or suede soled dance shoes which allow your feet to twist and turn with your knee. Zumba.com also sells a slide sleeve to put over your sneaker instep, I haven't tried them myself but classmates have liked them. One tip; if you get the leather or suede soled shoes only wear them in class not across the parking lot, and they will last forever. Good luck!
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I went a size down on mine. For example I usually wear XL so I choose L for my Rehbands! I have loved them & they fit perfectly!!! Going a size down I found makes them a bit tighter so they hold your knees "tight". Hope this helps!
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I measured at the middle of the kneecap and around the knee. Per the knee measurement and my weight the XXL was my size. It fits good. Just right. Not too tight. Just the right amount of compression. The more you wear the brace, the more the bamboo seems to retain the natural bend of the knee. I've found the brace stays up better for me if I pull it up a bit farther than the picture shows. Hope it works well for you. DRA
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I also after thinking about it for a while, decided to order Zumba. I've heard so much about Zumba so i did some research and talk to a few people i knew, who went to some classes. and i also seen the result of them going and was really impressed with the transformation of the bodies. some loss 20 pounds some lost up to 65 pounds. all i know is that they look great and i'm ready to try it now. my goal is to lose 45 pounds by April 2012. wish me luck yall!!!!
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You're overthinking this. Measure from under your knee cap (aka the bottom of your knee pit), not the top of your calf.
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I agree with the other answers. Depends on where the wounds are. Sounds like something under the knee might work better. You should talk to a physical therapist or your doctor for advice.
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I measured my leg on the inside from the back of the knee to the floor. I am 5'8-1/2 inches tall. But have a short fore leg. The green ball was perfect after measuring and looking at the slight angle when sitting in a chair and then measured to where the bottom of my butt would come. You do want a little angle downward to you knee. You can also blow it up a little more and let a little air out to make it shorter. I also did that and hopped up and down on it to make sure it would work. In your case being preg. you should have someone with you till you get use to it and the movement takes a little bit to to that. I measured my leg on the inside from the back of the knee to the floor. I am 5'8-1/2 inches tall. But have a short fore leg. The green ball was perfect after measuring and looking at the slight angle when sitting in a chair and then measured to where the bottom of my butt would come. You do want a little angle downward to you knee. You can also blow it up a little more and let a little air out to make it shorter. I also did that and hopped up and down on it to make sure it would work. In your case being preg. you should have someone with you till you get use to it and the movement takes a... » Read More I measured my leg on the inside from the back of the knee to the floor. I am 5'8-1/2 inches tall. But have a short fore leg. The green ball was perfect after measuring and looking at the slight angle when sitting in a chair and then measured to where the bottom of my butt would come. You do want a little angle downward to you knee. You can also blow it up a little more and let a little air out to make it shorter. I also did that and hopped up and down on it to make sure it would work. In your case being preg. you should have someone with you till you get use to it and the movement takes a little bit to to that. « Show Less
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I'm not a mom and I know you wanted to know if mother's have gotten toned from doing Zumba but I just wanted to say I've done both the Zumba and Zumba Exhilarate for three weeks in a row for 5 days each and haven't lost or gained anything. I know in both you work with the toning sticks. I just have regular 3lb weights which gets harder the longer you use them for these two videos. The Zumba 'Sculpt & Tone' will have you heaving if you're not in top shape. The Zumba Ripped is extremely low impact so I don't see why they call it 'ripped' when you barely break a sweat. I'm not in tip top shape but I know the Ripped DVD is too easy to do and don't see how you can get 'ripped' from it.
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Measure roughly 6 inches below your knee joint while your knee is bent at a thirty degree angle. Convert it from inches to centimeters and I recommend going one size down from the chart. Might be a little snug at first, but you will immediately feel the support.
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I checked on their website (incredibrace) to see how sizing worked. It had you measure your knee and then told you which size to get. I love ins between it and taking glucosamine I am a new person!!
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It's not 'easy', you must slide the brace over foot and up to knee. Get the correct size, measure distance around knee and see their sizing chart. Once the brace is pulled up to cove knee, there is a 'belt' strap at top and bottom and 'X' straps above and below the opening in the center so the knee cap can move. My wife is 61 and does it by herself everyday.
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I sent mine back .. never even plugged it in. When we put our legs into it we couldn't pull the upper section up for knee/thigh massage. You are supposedly able to do separate areas of massage, but we never got to try. I also wrote a review if you want to check it out.
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Ok here is what I did for you. I put on the band and at the very top of it (when on) it measures 26" and can expand more (feels comfortable). 3" above the knee measures ~23" and again is very comfortable with more room. I would say if you are between 20 and 24 (maybe 25) around the knee, you will be fine as there are straps that hold the thing in place.When ON:On the knee cap measures 22.5"below the knee cap measures 19"
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I do Zumba and that is hard on my knees with the mats they use but this workout hasn't given me any problems at all. Sore muscles but I like that!
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1. Measure 6 inches above the middle of your kneecap (patella) and mark the level with a pen or marker2.Measure the circumference of your thigh (how long it is around your thigh) at the level you just marked. If you are using a piece of string, simply wrap the string around your thigh at this level, mark it where it overlaps itself, and measure it out with a ruler.
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I measured around my knee from the back of my knee to the center of my knee cap. (The tape measure makes the full circle around the knee.) I hope that's helpful.
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As others have said fitting might not be a problem, but if you're like me, you might still have trouble.I have knee pain walking up and down stairs, but no pain riding a bicycle that's the right size for me. Unfortunately even at the max height the seat isn't quite high enough, so my knees start to hurt after about 5 minutes. I'm 6'1".I read this question and it's answers and bought this bike since people taller than me were fine. Ah well, guess I'll have to spend more to get what I need.
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I'm 5'9 and 170lbs and Large works well for me. I've seen complaints with Medium being too tight. Keep in mind I use them over my thermals and they might slightly alter position. But nothing is perfect and feel the 10secs it takes me to pull the very top back over my knee is worth the 2-3 days of knee pain. The amount you move your knees boarding will not keep ANY pads in place. So if you get a size bigger, just put them over an extra layer or over your sweats underneath your snow pants.